A Second Chance at Life
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
From jails to coffee guy to GSR to corrections chair, then delegate, he fell in love with service and never looked back
The perfect night
December 2023
| Remote Communities and sober holidays
Just as the midnight mass bells were ringing, he and his partner were heading to jail
Learning to live
October 2023
| Mid-Sobriety Challenges
A drunk teacher flunks out again and again, then miraculously scores two As
Traci
August 2023
| AA in the Military
Through painful challenges, she’s managed to get sober, turn her past to good use and find her place in AA
Brewing a Resentment
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
To do his 90 in 90, a newcomer starts a meeting at a church. But why wasn’t the priest providing more coffee?
Fear no more
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
Asking his Higher Power to remove the thing that ruled his life for years took some surprising humbling action
With Pen & Hope
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
With letters and calls, she walked her through the Steps and on the way to a new life
Gladly Out of My Way
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
Helping members get to meetings not only gives her a spiritual high but also some beautiful friendships
Bringing Us Hope
July 2023
| Annual Prison Issue
A former lifer, now sober and released, returns to prison. But this time he’s there to give back
Service saved me
June 2023
| Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
Right when his personal life was falling apart, the friends he made in general service lifted him up
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
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